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Northanger Abbey was one of Jane Austen's earliest manuscripts; Persuasion was her last. Published together in a single volume after her death, the two books differ widely. Northanger Abbey is a spirited, Gothic parody, while Persuasion has increasingly been seen as a new direction for the Austen canon. The two texts have been widely analysed and debated since publication, and continue to be so today.
In this Readers' Guide, Enit Karafili Steiner:
- Delineates a clear trajectory through the books' many interpretations over two centuries, mapping these out thematically and chronologically.
- Contextualises and brings into dialogue influential approaches such as psychoanalytical criticism, structuralism, deconstruction, Marxism, New Historicism, and feminism.
- Discusses film adaptations of the novels and their relation to literary criticism.
Contents
Introduction
1. From Pen to Print
2. Contemporary Reception, 1818-1840s
3. Victorian Readers, 1850s-1900s
4. The 'Cult of Jane' and the Rise of the Novel, 1900s-1950s
5. The Text, the Unconscious, and Commodity, 1950s-1990s
6. Political and Historical Austen, 1950s-1990s
7. New Millennium, New Directions
8. From Words to Image and Sound
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index.
